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 | | Kangxi (kahng-shee), the third son of the Shunzhi emperor, was born on May 4, 1654, in Beijing, the capital city of the Manchu (Qing) Empire. |
 | | Kangxi was conscious of his multiple ethnic heritage and worked throughout his life to create a government representing all the diverse races and nationalities within his empire. |
 | | Kangxi, in turn, used the anti-Oboi factions to reshape the balance of power in the court to a point where, on June 14, 1669, he was able to arrest Oboi and take personal control of the government. |
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